Combination cupboard and table.



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E. P. HOPWOOD.

COMBINATION CUPBOARD AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2. I9I5.

1,225,958. I Patented May 15, 1917 2 SHEETS-SIIEET 1. I

A E. P. HOPWOOD. COMBINATION CUPBOARD AND TABLE.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 2. 1915- Patented May 15, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 lnrentar A fly W/hress es whereby it can he kept aflu'av position and readily moved from piece to place about the table forconvenient access ERNEST P. HOPVJGGD, Q3? PGBITLA ND, OREGON.

COMBINATION CUPBGAED AND TABLE.

,225,953 estimation of Letters Patent. Patented May 15, 19W;

Application filed September 2, 3.915. eerie! 1'30. 433%.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Eumzs'r P. Til orwooo, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Portland, countyof Multnomah. and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements .in' Combination Cupboards and Tables, of which the followmg is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination cupboard and table especiallydesigned and adapted for use by automobilists, and has among its salientobjects,-to provide a port able combination cupboard and table adaptedto be folded into such a compact and special form that it will itclosely up against the back of the front seat of an automobile withouttaking up too much of the room for the feet of the people 0 :cupying theback seat thereof; to provide in such a device a self-contained cupboardetc detachable bodily from the tabl i upright to the provisions storedtherein; to provide in a device of the character referred-to, a tablestructure adapted to be folded about said cupboard structure in such away as to inclose the same and protect the food stuffs placed therein,and also capable ofbeing opened out for use upon the groundas a table;to provide in combination with. such a table, means forenchoriug it inthe ground when opened up for use, whereby it can he made comparativelyrigid and readily set in a levelposition, and, in general, to proride asimple, practical, and portzdilc coinbination structure oi. thecharacter re red to In order that others may clearly under stand myinvchtion l haveshown one practical embodiment thereof in theaccompanying sheets of drawings, which I will now describe.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my 1nvention 1n folded, portablecondition;

-- Fig.2 is a similar view with one side of the table structure openeddown to expose the interior of the cupboard structure, and also showinga dotted line indication of how the opposite side of the table can belowered;

Fig. 3 is a fiat, umlerside view of the table structure after thecupboard structure has been. lifted therefrom;

Fig. 4: is a sideelevation of the table structure in set-up condition;and

to receive the cupboard structure, and to be folded at opposite sidesabout said cupboard structure in such a. way as to inclose the same andmake the wholedevice portable, with the cupboard structure in uprightposition at all times. 1

The cupboard ructure cou'ipri. r

taugular llObL-liifi'j frame 2., taper as shown, open at its oppositesides, a; 3 pro- \lllifiil with ascries of partition members 3--2,-lividiug; ithito spaces or compare incurs of diil'ereut sizes to receivethe difier articles to be placed therein. Provision is also made for ainc-ml container 3, into which ire may be placed, or which can be usedfor other things, if it is not desired to use ice on any particulartrip. The part} tiou members 2 2, are r wided with open lugs t, wherebyto per-1m a free cirrulati of the cold air from the ice threw.:gh. i

terior of the cupboard structure. Said hoard stri-icture is 2i i pirevidl. on its with a handle 5. by means of V uoh it eaii be lifted fromplace to place in upright po sition, and by means of which the 'Wl'lOlederice is carried. ch mcm (E S, also provided upc. for a purposehereiuaiter referred to.

The table s ructrue is composed of three .5. i, sections. "F, d and 9, amddle section 8., being of a Width correspei'acling with the depth or?the. bottom of the cupboard structure so aid cupboard structurestructure, as indicated The middle portion of the table'is provided atits opposite ends with leg structures ilk-10, the ends of which aresharpened, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3, so that they will foldtogether, as indi cated. Space is therefore provided directly upon themiddle section 8, of the table and ilndcrneath or between the parts ofthe leg structures, for table cloth and napkins.

The cupboard structure is set down upon the folded le s and over thetable cloth and napkins placed therein. The side members of the tableare also provided with table legs 1l1*l, also sharpened so as to befolded in overla ming condition, as clearly indicated. The legs may beprovided with any suitable brace members, as hook and eye structures,l2-12. The legs l.ll.1, when folded, are positioned to fold into thecupboard structure in convenient form. and to this end the partitionmembers 2, are notched at their upper ends, as indicated at 2, Fig. J,for this purpose.

The cupboard structure is more tapercd on one side than on the other, asis indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. This is in order that the tapered sidemay fit closely up against the back of the front seat of an automobile,and thus also give depth to the lower part of the cupboard structuresuli icient to receive, flat-Wise, ordinary plates.

By making the legs of the table sharp,'it is possible,

not only to quickly level the table upon the ground by forcing the legsinto the ground until. the tableoccupies a level position, butalso toanchor the table in this way so that it will be rigid for use. The tableis intended for use by persons sitting upon automobile seats placed uponthe ground, and, therefore. the table legs are made short.

The structure when folded is preferably about 15 inches high and 30inches long. By making it somewhat shorter than the inside width of anautomobile, room can be left at its opposite ends for the feet of thepeople sitting in the back seat, and by malting it-of tapering form, asdescribed, it. projects only a short distance from the back of the frontseattoward the rear seat, and, therefore, leaves room between thecupboard and the back seat for the people sitting therein.

I am aware th'at'numerous changes can be made in the, structure hereshown for" purposes of illustration without departing from the sp ritthereof and i do not. therefore,.lm11t the invention to this particularbe lifted bodily. a table composed of three sections hinged together,the middle section corresponding to the bottom of said .cupboardstructure and adapted 'to receive the same thereupon, and two sidesections adapted to be folded upwardly over the opposite sides of saidcupboard structure, whereby to close the same, and means for securings'aid side sections to said cupboard structure, substantially as shownand described.

2. A combination cupboard and table of the character referred to adaptedto lit against the back of the front seat of an automobile, con'iprisinga vertical cupboard structure ilifllflfidlfittfil, top and end walls andtapering from the bottom to the top' and provided with partition membersdividing said cupboard into receiving compart-. ments for food stuffs,and a table composed of middle and side sections hinged together. saidmiddle section correspomling in breadth to the bottom of said cupboardstructure and adapted to receive the same in upright position thereupon,and said side sections being adapted to fold upwardly over the oppositesides of-said cupboard structure, whereby to close the same, securingmeans for securing said table to said cupboard structure when foldedtherealmut. and carrying means upon 'said cupboard structure, wherebythe same can be conveniently carried, substantially as shown anddescribed.

Signed at Portland, Oregon, this 27th day of August, 1915.

-ERNES1"P. HOllVOOD.

In presence of- J. C. S rnnNo, I. M. GRIFFIN.

